The Disney princess film is something serious for hardcore Disney fans, and there are a lot of them out there. Heck, you might even call the Disney princess film a genre all its own. The Disney princess has been through quite the evolution from the early era when princesses like Snow White and Cinderella seemed […]
A wartime film is nothing new. Seeing the drama and trauma of a soldier on the battlefield and then returning home is something that has been done, too. What makes Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk different is the promised visual experience and the depiction of his thoughts of life in the US after the battle. The […]
It is hard to imagine an era when people were not allowed to be married because of the color of their skin or ethnicity. Director Jeff Nichols (Take Shelter, Midnight Special) explores the journey of the Lovings and the landmark case they would represent in overturning these absurd laws in the US in the 1960’s. Richard […]
The Harry Potter book and movie series finished on what seemed to be a conclusive note with Harry Potter defeating Voldemort in the climactic Battle of Hogwarts and becoming the master of the Deadly Hallows. However, Warner Brothers does not want to kill off one of their biggest franchises and after a five-year hiatus, J.K. […]
Director John Lee Hancock has made a career of directing biopics and has had success with The Rookie, The Blind Side and Saving Mr. Banks. This seems to give him the right pedigree to tell the mythical story of Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton), a milkshake mixer salesman who would eventually establish the largest fast food chain in the world, McDonalds. The Founder is set […]
Cats have taken over the world. They have certainly taken over the internet with many becoming celebrities. One of them being Bob the Street Cat, a ginger tom who helped his own human through his drug addiction and homeless life. He has become the star of the series of books and now there is a […]
American Pastoral, directed by and starring Ewan McGregor, is a colossal misfire that constantly reaches for something far beyond its grasp. Based on the Philip Roth novel of the same name, it tells the story of Seymour “Swede” Levov (McGregor), a former high school athlete and successful small town businessman, whose upper-middle-class life is left […]
Like many Americans, I didn’t know (or vastly underestimated) the full story of Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ). We all fall guilty to a quick historical association – “Lyndon Baines Johnson was primarily responsible for the magnitude of the loss within the Vietnam War.” When we pull from our memory, it is human nature to revel […]
Based on an award-winning novel by Patrick Ness, A Monster Calls is a beautifully tragic drama that works as a piece of magical realism and, being a grounded tale, making it one of the best young adult novel adaptations around. Conor O’Mallery (Lewis MacDougall) is a 12-year-old boy who is caring for his sick mother […]
The Ivory Game, from executive producer Leonardo DiCaprio and directors Richard Ladkani and Kief Davidson, is a compelling, comprehensive look at how the booming international ivory trade may very well drive the African elephant to extinction in a manner of years. The filmmakers showcase a wide range of perspectives on the crisis at hand, working […]
